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package org.openwms.tms.impl;

import org.openwms.common.location.api.TargetVO;

import java.util.Optional;

/**
 * A TargetResolver is responsible to resolve a {@link TargetVO}.
 *
 * @author Heiko Scherrer
 */
public interface TargetResolver<T extends TargetVO> {

    /**
     * Resolves a {@link TargetVO} for a given {@code target}.
     *
     * @param target The target to resolve
     * @return The target instance
     * @throws org.ameba.exception.NotFoundException If Target has not ben found
     */
    Optional<T> resolve(String target);

    /**
     * Get a handle reference to the handler instance that actually resolves the target.
     *
     * @return The handler instance
     */
    TargetHandler<T> getHandler();
}
